Rhodocoma gracilis H.P.Linder & J.H.Vlok

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Restionaceae > Rhodocoma

Characteristics

Plants tufted, 500-700 m high; tufts 0.05-0.20 m in diam. at base. Culms very slender, 0.5-2.0 mm in diam. at base, rarely branching; smooth or finely rugulose. Leaf sheaths persistent, closely wrapped around the culm, upper margins broadly chartaceous and soon decaying. Male and female inflorescences: many on branchlets on terminal nodes. Spathes persistent, but frayed with age. Bracts papery. Male spikelets pendulous, erect when young. Female spikelets clustered at nodes. Flower with bony, glabrous and smooth perianth. Ovary trilocular; styles 3, plumose, free. Flowering time Mar.-June. Fruit a dehiscent capsule.
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Dioecious, tufted perennial to 70 cm, slender culms usually simple, up to 1 mm diam. at apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 500.0 - 700.0
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Environment

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Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 4-7
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Rhodocoma gracilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:958910-1
WFO ID wfo-0000513018
COL ID 4SF64
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rhodocoma gracilis